Nonstop flight route between Chişinău, Moldova and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°35'28"S by 27°31'51"E)
Distance from KIV to FBM:
4,044.21 miles (6,508.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova and Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,044 miles (or 6,509 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Chișinău International Airport and Lubumbashi International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Chișinău International Airport and Lubumbashi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIV / LUKK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chişinău, Moldova |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | CIA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIV |
| More Information: | KIV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBM / FZQA |
| Airport Name: | Lubumbashi International Airport |
| Location: | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°35'28"S by 27°31'51"E |
| Area Served: | Lubumbashi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4295 feet (1,309 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBM |
| More Information: | FBM Maps & Info |
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- The Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova has its headquarters on the airport property.Fly Level Flight Training Organisation is developing its main activities on the airport territory since August 2011.
- Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- There are plans to enlarge the airport.
- Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.
- The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest – Galați – Chișinău and Iași.
- In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
Facts about Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM):
- Because of Lubumbashi International Airport's high elevation of 4,295 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FBM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FBM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,850 miles (19,070 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is Kasompe Airport (CGJ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSE of FBM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.10 miles (103.16 km) WNW | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania |     |
| 2 | 83.13 miles (133.79 km) NW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 3 | 89.76 miles (144.46 km) ESE | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 99.72 miles (160.48 km) WSW | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 5 | 131.63 miles (211.83 km) WNW | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 6 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) E | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 165.36 miles (266.12 km) NW | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 169.86 miles (273.36 km) E | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 178.55 miles (287.34 km) S | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 10 | 212.90 miles (342.63 km) SW | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 11 | 213.98 miles (344.36 km) ENE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 12 | 215.97 miles (347.57 km) SW | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 13 | 216.43 miles (348.30 km) W | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 14 | 231.13 miles (371.97 km) N | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 233.02 miles (375.00 km) NW | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,191.44 miles (18,010.83 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,779.85 miles (17,348.44 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,755.30 miles (17,308.93 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,744.22 miles (17,291.10 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,744.02 miles (17,290.78 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,723.47 miles (17,257.70 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,715.22 miles (17,244.43 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,711.56 miles (17,238.54 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,704.01 miles (17,226.39 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,693.96 miles (17,210.22 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,688.73 miles (17,201.81 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,684.39 miles (17,194.82 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,682.91 miles (17,192.43 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,676.55 miles (17,182.20 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,665.56 miles (17,164.52 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.11 miles (116.05 km) SSE | Kasompe Airport (CGJ) | Chingola, Zambia | |
| 2 | 88.42 miles (142.30 km) WSW | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia | |
| 3 | 96.35 miles (155.06 km) ENE | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 4 | 99.62 miles (160.33 km) SSE | Southdowns Airport (KIW) | Kitwe, Zambia | |
| 5 | 123.62 miles (198.95 km) SE | Ndola Airport (NLA) | Ndola, Zambia | |
| 6 | 148.65 miles (239.22 km) WNW | Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) | Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 256.00 miles (411.99 km) NW | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 262.20 miles (421.98 km) ENE | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 9 | 265.67 miles (427.55 km) SSE | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 10 | 287.40 miles (462.52 km) SW | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 11 | 300.41 miles (483.46 km) NE | Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | |
| 12 | 312.88 miles (503.53 km) W | Cazombo Airport (CAV) | Cazombo, Angola | |
| 13 | 318.78 miles (513.03 km) ESE | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 14 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) NE | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| 15 | 320.69 miles (516.10 km) SSW | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,849.57 miles (19,069.98 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,827.39 miles (19,034.29 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,825.74 miles (19,031.63 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,818.10 miles (19,019.34 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,796.63 miles (18,984.79 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,758.84 miles (18,923.98 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,742.25 miles (18,897.26 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,735.53 miles (18,886.46 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,731.95 miles (18,880.70 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,708.61 miles (18,843.14 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,708.34 miles (18,842.70 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,693.63 miles (18,819.03 km) NNE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,673.98 miles (18,787.41 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,673.98 miles (18,787.41 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,669.99 miles (18,780.99 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |